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dwarf |
vt.使显得矮小，使相形见绌a.矮小的 n. 侏儒，矮人 |
例Cotton became the main American export, dwarfing all other products棉花超过所有其他产品，成为美国主要的出口商品。 |
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classic |
a.经典的;典型的n,经典作品;古典文学 |
例The girl displayed the classic symptoms of depression.那个女孩表现出了忧郁症的典型症状。 |
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muggy |
a.(天气)闷热的 |
例l was expecting another hot, muggy day, but the wind's cooled things off.我本以为这又是炎热潮湿的一天，但是风已经使天气凉爽了。 |
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skyscraper |
n. 摩天楼 |
例Skyscrapers became popular in this country during the 1990s.20 世纪90年代摩天楼在该国开始流行起来。 |
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compliment |
vt.赞美，称赞.n.赞美(praise):问候 |
例The young man complimented her on her good table manners.那个年轻男子夸奖她得体的餐桌礼仪。 |
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pest |
n.害虫:今人讨厌的人(或物) |
例 The boy is being areal pest 那个小男孩真是令人讨厌。 |
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genius |
n. 天才:天赋 |
例i They insisted that The liad and The Odyssey could have been the work of a single poetic genus.他们坚持认为《伊利亚特》和《奥德赛》是一位天才人的作品。 |
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repute |
v.(被)称为，认为n.名声，名誉 |
例 The hotel was reputed to be the best in the country. 这家酒店据说是该国最好的。 |
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fauna |
n. 动物群 |
例The region's rich fauna attracts frequent visits of large vertebrates ,such as whale sharks and dolphins.该地区丰富的动物群吸引鲸鲨、海等大型脊椎动物经常来访。 |
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healthful |
a.有益健康的 |
例The old man lived to 84 years old with little illness, largely due to his healthful living habits.那个老人活到 84 岁高龄，而且少病痛，很大程度上要归功于其健康的生活习惯。 |
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sympathetic |
a.感应的，交感的;有同情心的;体谅的 |
例 He is sympathetic and understanding.他富有同情心,且善解入意。 |
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mortality |
n. 死亡率 |
例 Mortality from lung cancer is still increasing,死于肺癌的人数仍在增长, |
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wanna |
v.想要 |
例Hey, Larry. Wanna meet a few of us for coffee in a little while? 你好拉里。一会儿想和我们几个喝点咖啡吗? |
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predecessor |
n.前辈:前任;(被取代的)原有事物 |
例The eighteenth century houses showed great interior improvements over their predecessors.18 世纪的房屋内部改进很大，胜过之前的房屋。 |
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scrub |
v.擦洗:取消(计划等)n. 灌木丛;丛林地带 |
例 Mom is scrubbing the floor in the kitchen,妈妈正在厨房里擦地板。 |
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check |
n.支票;账单; 检查v 检查;制止 |
例A mass of foreign tourists cash checks at the big bank.很多外国游客在这家大银行把支票兑换成现金。 |
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dive |
vi./n.跳水:潜水 |
例The main purpose of my holiday to Greece was to go diving.我去希腊度假的主要目的就是去潜水。 |
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rough |
a.粗糙不平的;粗暴的;艰难的n.高低不平的地面 |
例 Life in nineteenth century forts was very rough.19 世纪要塞里的生活非常艰苦。 |
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stain |
v. 沾污;留下污渍 n. 污点，污渍 |
例The events had stained her reputation unfairly.这些事件使她背上了不该有的恶名。 |
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multiple |
a.多样的;多重的n.倍数 |
例 Glass can be decorated in mutiple ways.玻璃可以通过多种方式进行装饰。 |
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visual |
a.视觉的 |
例Without Julie's photograph, no visual record of the work would exist.如果没有朱莉的照片，这个作品就不存在视觉记录了。 |
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rationality |
n.理性;合理性 |
例 The professor tels us: use your rafionality not your experiences to deal with it when you confront a problem like this.教授告诉我们;当遇到这种问题时，要用自己的理性来解决问题，而不是诉诸经验。 |
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tout |
v. 吹捧:兜售 |
例 pessengers should avoid the mini-cabs that tout for business. 旅客应离兜售商品的小车远点。 |
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stubborn |
a.顽固的，倔强的:难对付的 |
例 The stubbom mayor finally agreed to have a dialogue with the strike workers.固执的市长最终同意与罢工工人进行对话。 |
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outrage |
n. 暴行: 愤慨 V. 激怒 |
例 Teachers responded with outrage, saying it was against the purpose of education.老师们愤怒地回应，称这种做法违反了教育的宗旨。 |
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intrigue |
n. 阴谋，诡计v.密谋; 迷住 |
例 This intrigue has been going on for centuries.这一阴谋已持续了数世纪. |
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connote |
v. 意味着;暗示 |
例The term "Third World"very soon comes to connote poverty.很快“第三世界”这个词就会意味着贫穷。 |
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persistent |
a.坚持的，百折不挠的;持续的 |
例 Be persistent and you will get the opportunity you desired.坚持下去你就会得到你所梦寐以求的机会。 |
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secede |
V. 正式脱离，退出(组织等) |
例The country won't allow the state to secede from it and become an independent nation,该国绝对不允许这个州脱离它而成为独立的国家。 |
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disquiet |
v.(使)不安，(使)忧虑 n.不安，忧虑 |
例I must say that bad news disquieted him a lot.我得说这个坏消息使他很不安。 |
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bode |
v. 预示 |
例 The figures nonetheless bode well for the future.这些数字对将来并不意味着吉兆。 |
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folkway |
n.社会风俗 |
例The next day, we visited the folkway museum of my hometown.第二天，我们参观了我家乡的民俗博物馆。 |
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console |
V.安慰，抚慰 |
例We tried to console her when her father died,but she didn't listen to us.她父亲去世时我们尽力安慰她，但她不听我们的。 |
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overrun |
レ超过，溢出:泛滥;横行n. 泛滥;超出的部分 |
例 His speech was boring and overran the time limit.他的演讲很枯燥，而且超时了。 |
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turmoil |
n.骚动，混乱;焦虑 |
例 He came back after three years of political turmoil. 他在三年的政治动乱之后归来了。 |
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amenable |
a.顺从的，服从劝导的;有服从义务的 |
例 All the citizens are amenable to the law.所有公民都有义务遵纪守法。 |
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interrelate |
v.(使)相互关联，紧密联系 |
例 It is suggested by the study that crime and poverty are interrelated.研究发现犯罪与贫穷是密切相关的。 |
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nude |
a. 裸体的 |
例Some nude scenes have been deleted from the movie.电影中的一些裸露镜头已经被剪掉了。 |
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redundant |
a. 多余的:累赘的 |
例 You used too many redundant words in this passage.你在这篇文章里用了太多不必要的词。 |
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inverse |
a. 相反的，反向的 n. 反面; 倒数 |
例A person's happiness is often in inverse proportion to his age.一个人的幸福感经常与其年龄成反比。 |
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revive |
V 恢复:(使)苏醒:重新利用 |
例 we economy is beginning to revive. 经济开始复苏。 |
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insulin |
n. 胰岛素 |
例 Insulin injection is used to control blood sugar in people who have type l diabetes.胰岛素注射被用于控制 |
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explore |
V.探索，勘探:探险:探究 |
型糖尿病患者的血糖。 |
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cart |
n.运货马车;手推车 用车装运 |
例 We'll explore through lecture and discussion what prominent political thinkers had to say about the topic.我们将通过讲座和讨论的方式来探究著名政治思想家们对这个话题的看法。 |
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pertinent |
a.相关的;恰当的，贴切的 |
例 The rubbish is then carted away for recycling.垃圾接着被运去进行回处理。 |
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mercy |
n.宽恕:仁慈;恩惠，幸运 |
例The pertinent considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed.会受到每个决定影响的相关考虑因素都被列了出来。 |
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rebellious |
a.反叛的，叛逆的;叛乱的 |
例Our pilots are at the mercy of the winds, so who knows where they'll drift off to.我们的飞行员受制于风，谁知道他们会飘到哪里呢。 |
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barrel |
n. 桶 |
例 lt is hard to control those rebellious teenagers.那些叛逆的青少年很难管教。 |
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transition |
n,过渡，过渡时期;转变 |
例 We got through two barrels of beer,我们喝了两桶啤酒。 |
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lyric |
a. 抒情的 n. 抒情诗:歌词 |
例The transition to settled life also has a profound impact on the family向稳定生活的转变对这个家庭也有着深远的影响。 |
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adorn |
V.装饰，装扮 |
例Margaret wrote the lyrics for 21 children's records,玛格丽特为21张儿童唱片创作了歌词。 |
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questionnaire |
n. 问卷，调查表 |
例 Children adomed themselves with beads.儿童用珠子装扮他们自己。 |
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minority |
n. 少数;少数民族 |
例The professor wants them to fill in a research questionnaire.教授想让他们填写一份研究调查表。 |
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entitle |
v.使…有权;给(书等)题名 |
例Unfortunately,based on the general response,you and l are definitely in the minoriy.不幸的是，基于一般人的反应，你我肯定属于少数派。 |
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renew |
vt.使…续期:重新开始:重中:修复 |
例Most students buy meal contracts, which entitle them to twenty meals a week at any of the cafeterias.大多数学生购买饭票契约，这使他们能够每周在任意一个餐厅用餐 20 次。 |
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consistent |
a.一致的:稳定的:调和的:始终如一的 |
例 l'd like to renew these library books.我想续借这几本图书馆的书。 |
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quotation |
n.引文，引语，语录;报价 |
例Now, keep in mind that a theory of the Moon's origin has to be consistent with two important facts.现在请记住，有关月球起源的理论必须与两个重要事实保持一致。 |
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so-called |
a.所谓的 |
例 His quotation for repairing my car was too high,他为修理我的汽车索价太高。 |
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magnitude |
n. 巨大;重要性:星等，星球的亮度 |
例 How have those so-called improvements helped the local community?这些所谓的进步对当地社会有什么帮助? |
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rectangle |
n. 长方形，矩形 |
例The star has a magnitude of 2.那颗恒星的亮度等级为2。 |
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telescope |
n.望远镜 |
例 My garage is in the shape of a rectangle.我的车库形状是矩形。 |
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lightning |
n. 闪电 a.闪电般的，快速的 |
例 I looked at the stars through a telescope. 我用望远镜观察星星。 |
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utensil |
n.(家庭)用具;器皿 |
例 Although thunder and lightning are produced at the same time,light waves travel faster than sound waves do,尽管雷鸣和闪电同时产生,但波传播速度要快于声波。 |
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kennel |
n. 狗窝:养狗场 |
例During the middle ages, mined metal was scarce and expensive,therefore was rarely used in the manufacture of household utensils.中纪时，挖掘出的金属稀少且昂贵，所以它们很少用于制造家庭用具。 |
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liquid |
a.夜体的，液态的，流体的;清澈的;流畅的 n 波体:液态 |
例When the dog escaped, the bird went into the kennel and ate its food.这条狗逃跑之后，鸟钻进狗窝吃了它的食物。 |
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remark |
v,评论;谈论;察觉 n,评论，评语:注释 |
例 The energy is used to convert liquid water to water vapor.这个能量是用来把液态水转化为水蒸气的。 |
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principal |
a.主要的，最重要的n.校长:资本:主角 |
例The customer agreed, and after drinking it. remarked how good it tasted,这位顾客同意了，而且饮用之后还评价说味道相当不错。 |
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hide |
V: 躲藏:掩薇:掩盖n.鱼皮 |
例 Coai became the principal source of electricity in the United States.煤成了美国电力的主要来源。 |
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spoil |
v.被坏;宠坏，溺爱:变质 |
例 She couldnt hide her excitement. 她无法掩饰自己的兴奋之情。 |
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internship |
n. 实习期 |
例The bad weather spoiled our camping trip which we had longed for.糟糕的天气破坏了我们期待已久的露营旅行。 |
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polish |
v.磨光，擦亮; 修改，润色n.上光剂 |
例Why might the summer intemship be a good opportunity for Jenise?为什么暑期实习对詹尼斯而言可能是个好机会? |
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starch |
n.淀粉;淀粉类食物 |
例The statement was carefully polished and checked before release这项声明是经仔细润色检查后才发表的。 |
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assimilation |
n. 同化;吸收 |
例 There is too much starch in his diet,他的饮食中淀粉含量太高。 |
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detest |
v,憎恶 |
例I felt confusion and fun during my assimilation into American culture在吸收美国文化的过程中，我感到既困惑又有趣。 |
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gigantic |
a.巨大的，庞大的 |
例 My sister detests rock music,我妹妹讨厌摇滚乐。 |
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convention |
n.(正式)会议:习俗，惯例;公约 |
例Scientists speculate it might be a gigantic hurricane,科学家们推测那可能是一场大型飓风。 |
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diagonal |
a.斜线的，对角线的 n. 斜线，对角线 |
例 Have you any idea who will attend the convention? 你知道谁会参加会议吗 ? |
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absenteeism |
n.旷课:旷工 |
例 He toid me how to measure the length of the diagonal line of a square.他教我如何测量正方形的对角线长度。 |
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bacon |
n. 咸肉，熏肉 |
例 Johnson was fired because of his habitual absenteeism. 约翰逊因经旷工被开除了。 |
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silversmith |
n.银匠;银器商人 |
例There is nothing l like better to get me started in the morning than a big breakfast. Eggs, bacon, home-fried potatoes...没什么比-顿丰盛的早餐更能让我精力充沛地开始新的一天--鸡蛋、熏肉、家制的炸土豆…… |
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cell |
n.细胞:基层组织;单人房间;电池 |
例Only a few silversmiths were available in New York or Boston in the late seventeenth century, but in the eighteenth century they could be found in all major colonial cities.17 世纪晚期，在纽约或波士顿只有为数不多的银匠，但到了 18世纪银匠的身影遍布所有主要的殖民城市。 |
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digression |
n. 离题，扯到枝节上:题外话，枝节内容 |
例 The cell is the functional basic unit of life.细胞是生命的基本功能单位。 |
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stake |
n.股份;赌注;利害关系 ,以…打赌，拿…冒险 |
例Although this might seem to be a digression, the professor is using an example to explain why plants that are grown in water must have gas bubbled through the water.表面看来这好像是题外话，实际上教授是在朋这个例子来解释水生植物为何必须在水中产生气泡。 |
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pesticide |
n.杀虫剂，农药 |
例 He has a personal stake in the success of the movie,这部电影的成功与否对他个人有重大的利害关系。 |
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conflict |
vi. 冲突;不一致:争论n. 冲突:争论 |
例The aim of this study was to investigate the nature and extent of pesticide-related illness.这项研究旨在调查与农药相关的疾病的本质和影响范围。 |
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accumulate |
v. 积幂，积聚，堆积 |
例All the other work schedules conflict with his classes.其他所有的工作安排都与他的课程相冲突 |
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eternal |
a.永恒的，不朽的 |
例The glacier had formed as layer upon layer of snow accumulated year after year.-层层的积雪经年累月之后就形成了冰川。 |
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sting |
v. 刺，蜇;(使)感觉刺痛 n.(昆虫的)尾刺:刺痛 |
例They represent humans in an etemnal struggle with the forces of nature他们代表着与自然力量进行持续斗争的人类。 |
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extinct |
a.灭绝的，不存在的;(火山)不再活跃的 |
例l was stung on the face by a bee,我的脸让蜜蜂蜇了一下。 |
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respond |
V.回答，答复:作出反应:响应 |
例 It is estimated that over 99 percent of all species that ever existed have become extinct, 据估计，99%以上过去存在的物种都已灭绝。 |
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sunset |
n.日落(时分)，侯晚 |
例 They don't respond to stress well.他们不能很好地应对压力。 |